Matt Davis

Software Engineer. PhD student at CMU SCS. I like software that works that humans can use. SE, HCI, PL. Not a movie star (sorry). @[email protected]

[Matt Davis @infinimatt]

Instead of relying on author order to denote contribution to an academic paper, we should just use font size.

“She is a 36pt author on this paper, and he is 6pt — I think it is clear who made the greater contribution!”

[Joshua Sunshine @joshsunshine]

Are you an undergraduate interested in doing research at
@SCSatCMU
this summer? Then sign up to join our information sessions at https://t.co/z3c7AOcy9P (Please RT!)

[Thomas LaToza @[email protected] @ThomasLaToza]

What makes large and small software orgs different? Should small software orgs really just follow FAANG?

Take our survey, and help us find out.

https://t.co/kux5YTsZ4A

[Christian Kästner @p0nk]

Not terribly sad to see twitter die (and it's an interesting *live* case study in in-class discussions on architecture, ethics, team culture, etc), but do I really need a replacement to post juggling pictures and book chapters? Well here goes nothing: @[email protected]

[Matt Davis @infinimatt]

@Emad_Aghaei lol, who knows

[Matt Davis @infinimatt]

Would the last engineer out the door please show the CEO where to download VS Code? Thx!

[Matt Davis @infinimatt]

@RLCJR1962 @ZoeSchiffer Here is that movie.
SPOILER ALERT: everyone dies.

[Matt Davis @infinimatt]

@cmeik Sir, please report to the 10th floor

[Talia Ringer 🕊🪬 @TaliaRinger]

Why did my smartass self have to pick "What is your favorite security question?" as a security question? Like, really? I have no idea

[Matt Davis @infinimatt]

@georgemporter @justinesherry They just do that to make the crossword more difficult.

[Matt Davis @infinimatt]

For its employees, has Twitter basically turned into Sid’s house from Toy Story 1?

[Michael Vandi @michael_vandi]

gotta commend twitter's infra on still working autonomously after entire teams quit. In my previous infra role @ AWS, if all my teammates quit, that service would be down in under 3 hours

[Joshua Sunshine @joshsunshine]

Keenan makes an incredibly important point. Teachers need to normalize the struggle required to learn. If we are succesful, students will attribute mistakes they make to the normal process of learning. If we fail, students attribute mistakes to their own abilities.

[Matt Davis @infinimatt]

Think testing software should be easier? We do, too!

If you have 90 mins, know Typescript, are 18+, and are in the US or CA, come participate in our remote study. Eligible participants receive a $30 Amazon gift card.

Self-screen & find a time slot here: https://t.co/9iLKuKKYKH

[Matt Davis @infinimatt]

@TaliaRinger Choose your own Adventure:
A) Downtimedon
B) Offlineidon
C) Toxicipoof
D) Poygon Chapter 7

[Matt Davis @infinimatt]

@AidanZHYang

[Sarah E. Chasins @sarahchasins]

If you're looking for a venue where you or your mentees can publish work on usable languages or other PL+HCI work, take a look at PLATEAU! https://t.co/1yYBQX0TA9 It's a mentoring-focused workshop. Deadline is Dec 7, and workshop is Feb 13-14!

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Daily reminder that Ticketmaster is a monopoly, it’s merger with LiveNation should never have been approved, and they need to be reigned in.

Break them up.

[Adriana Porter Felt @__apf__]

(as a pile of cars burns in the background) We're crushing it! People are spending an avg of six times as much time on the highway today. The number of news helicopters circling overhead has gone from 0 to 4. The highway had never achieved engagement metrics like this before. 🏆

[Matt Davis @infinimatt]

@bayesianboy Marketing: “garbage juices” -> “naturally-aged oils”

[CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute @cmuhcii]

Attention undergrads📢 The weather in Pittsburgh today might have you thinking winter, but we are dreaming of summer 2023! We're now accepting applications for our 10-week, paid, Summer #UndergraduateResearch Program! Learn more & apply online: https://t.co/NsCLSZT3KR